High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2026· Updated Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2017-20252
CVE-2017-20252
Description
Joomla NextGen Editor 2.1.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the plname parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with option=com_nge&view=config and inject malicious SQL code in the plname parameter to extract sensitive database information.
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Affected products
1- Range: = 2.1.0
Patches
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References
3- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43365nvdExploitVDB Entry
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joomla-nextgen-editor-sql-injection-via-plname-parameternvdThird Party Advisory
- extensions.joomla.org/extension/nextgen-editor/nvdProduct
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